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Newborn Screening for Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type I in Québec: Update.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2017
Giguère Yves, Berthier Marie-Thérèse
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary tyrosinemia type I (HTI) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by a fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (FAH) deficiency. If untreated, its acute form is characterized by hepatic failure, renal dysfunction and neurological crisis, and may lead to death. Due to a genetic founder effect in the French-Canadian population, the prevalence of HTI is increased in the province of Quebec (1/19 819), with the...
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